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The Roosevelt University Symphony Orchestra will be joined by string musicians from York Community High School during the University's annual VIVID showcase being presented on March 30 in Elmhurst and on April 1 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. Led by Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Conductor Emanuele Andrizzi, approximately 100 college and high school musicians will be performing side-by-side in the finale of the concert, which is Gioachino Rossini's famous Italian masterpiece and overture to his opera William Tell. "This is a unique opportunity for some of the region's best young musicians to perform in a suburban venue and then to take their...

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The Roosevelt University Symphony Orchestra will be joined by string musicians from York Community High School during the University's annual VIVID showcase being presented on March 30 in Elmhurst and on April 1 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.
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At a time when Roosevelt University faces financial uncertainty, it has named an accomplished fundraiser as its new president.Ali Malekzadeh will take over as the Chicago school's sixth president July 1, Roosevelt announced Thursday. Malekzadeh was set to...

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THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: 111 S. Michigan Ave. 312-443-3600. "Puppets!" on display through June 6. "A Voyage to South America: Andean Art in the Spanish Empire" on display through Feb....

PHOENIX — The NFL wrapped up the owners meetings Wednesday morning and flipped its calendar to the annual buildup for the draft. This year, that means Chicago is about to command the spotlight.
In five weeks, the Buccaneers will go on the clock with...

It was during a visit to a hometown library in the segregated South that a young Chester Blair had one of his earliest encounters with racism.
Pulled aside by a disapproving librarian after going through the checkout line, the Texas native was told not...

Registration for a chance to win two free tickets to the 2015 NFL draft in Chicago will begin Tuesday and continue through April 5, the league announced Monday.
A limited number of tickets are available for both the Auditorium Theatre and "Selection...

Seymour H. Persky, the colorful Chicago real estate mogul and preservationist who amassed a dazzling collection of architectural artifacts and ensured the long-term survival of a revered Gold Coast house whose authorship is ascribed to architects Louis...

Sam Denov looked out for his fellow musicians.
A longtime percussionist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as well as with orchestras in Pittsburgh and San Antonio, Mr. Denov was a major force in the founding of the International Conference of Symphony...

Near the end of his tenure as general director of Houston Grand Opera, Anthony Freud wanted to bring his institution and that city's large Mexican community closer together. So he took a chance and commissioned what was, as far as anyone could tell, the...

Dan Fisher has always believed in staying physically fit. To him, that means taking Pilates classes, running 5K races and a marathon, and practicing martial arts.Now, Fisher is carrying his physical discipline over to his business. The financial advisor...

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The past is always present to Art Shay, present in his photographs that punctuate the walls of his Deerfield home, present in the big black and white shots covering every inch of his coffee table, present in the 60 published books of his photographs....

Church of Beethoven welcomes the next generation of Chicago classical musicians in a special performance for Spring Sunday, March 15 at Open Door Theater in Oak Park.
Olya Prohorova, violin, is a founding member of the Virtuoso Philharmonic...

Lori Grove and Steve Balkin watched in sadness as a wrecking pole crushed the brick façade of a Near West Side church built before the Great Chicago Fire that they had hoped for years to save.
Grove and Balkin, both founding members of the Maxwell...

It is coming. We feel it with every cell and with every little change in nature. All our emotions, senses and desires become sharper, brighter and stronger and are on the rise. Even the air smells different and we wonder why our feelings are so...

It appears all is well between the Bears and former star linebacker Brian Urlacher, who was vocal in his displeasure with team management during the tenure of former general manager Phil Emery.
Urlacher and Dick Butkus, another former star linebacker for...

The Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition and Elmhurst College are co-sponsoring a showing of the environmental issue film "Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret" at 11 a.m. Saturday on the college campus.
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — In this mid-South city of more than 100,000 people, which was the scene of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles, a group of about 30 people gathered to celebrate the art of a pioneering African-American photographer who grew up...

It is does not surprise me that churches of all faith tend to demonstrate the most amazing performances in their choirs and musicians. Maybe it is that inspired passion behind stained glass windows that brings out the incredible talent of choirs, soloists...